Budget Act of 2024

• Authority: California
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-06-26

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Compromise of privacy

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with focus on privacy protection (2.1), AI system security (2.2), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in privacy and data protection domains, with limited attention to broader AI risks.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) as it regulates GenAI pilot projects within California state government departments. The governance framework applies to all state agencies and departments participating in GenAI initiatives.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding budget appropriation act with mandatory compliance requirements enforced through budgetary controls and state law references.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: California Legislature; Government Operations Agency
• Summary: The Budget Act of 2024 is proposed by the California Legislature as a budgetary appropriation. The Government Operations Agency is tasked with implementing Executive Order N-12-23 and establishing the governance framework.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: California state departments; Government Operations Agency
• Summary: The document targets California state departments participating in GenAI pilot projects, requiring them to comply with specific guidelines and restrictions on data use.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Government Operations Agency; California Legislature (Assembly and Senate)
• Summary: The Government Operations Agency enforces compliance with GenAI guidelines and data protection requirements. The Legislature maintains oversight through monthly meetings and budgetary controls.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: California Legislature (designated Assembly and Senate staff); Government Operations Agency
• Summary: Legislative staff designated by the Assembly and Senate monitor implementation through monthly meetings. The Government Operations Agency monitors departmental compliance and pilot project results.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on pilot project implementation, ongoing compliance monitoring, and reporting requirements. It also addresses data collection and processing requirements through privacy protections.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers both Artificial Intelligence and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). It focuses specifically on GenAI pilot projects within California state government. There is no mention of frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.